Polarization-independent low-crosstalk polymeric AWG-based tunable filter operating around 1.55 mu m

Authors
Toyoda, S Kaneko, A Ooba, N Hikita, M Yamada, H Kurihara, T Okamoto, K Imamura, S
Citation
S. Toyoda et al., Polarization-independent low-crosstalk polymeric AWG-based tunable filter operating around 1.55 mu m, IEEE PHOTON, 11(9), 1999, pp. 1141-1143
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1141 - 1143
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(199909)11:9<1141:PLPATF>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A wavelength tunable optical filter is a beneficial optical component for d ense wavelength-division-multiplexed systems, We report a high-performance polymeric arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG)-based tunable filter made of cros s-linked silicone and operating around 1.55 mu m. This filter exhibited a T E-TM polarization shift of <0.03, a crosstalk of < -35 dB, an insertion los s of <3 dB, and an 8.8-nm tuning range in the 25 degrees C-75 degrees C tem perature region.